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Rarely does a book come along where you know by page 2 that this will be one of the best books you have ever read. Diana Abu Jaber's Crescent is that book.
It is a sensual exploration of food, love and living in exile that jumps from the page and grabs your heart.
Jaber writes "Chef's know-nothing lasts" "In the mouth and then gone." That sad fact is how I feel about Crescent. It was over too quick, but unlike the memory of that perfect taste that is near impossible to replicate, I will re-read C ...more
It is a sensual exploration of food, love and living in exile that jumps from the page and grabs your heart.
Jaber writes "Chef's know-nothing lasts" "In the mouth and then gone." That sad fact is how I feel about Crescent. It was over too quick, but unlike the memory of that perfect taste that is near impossible to replicate, I will re-read C ...more
Even without the absolutely mouth-watering descriptions of Sirine's cooking, this is a wonderfully sensuous novel that captures a whole range of emotions beautifully. I can see now why the person who recommended this one to me speaks so highly of it.
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Oct 26, 2009
Ching-In
marked it as to-read
Dec 26, 2009
Juliana Philippa
marked it as to-read
